Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
KUDU
kudu, koodoo, koudou
(noun) either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kudu (plural kudus or kudu)
A large, striped, African antelope of the species Tragelaphus imberbis (the lesser kudu) or Tragelaphus strepsiceros (the greater kudu).
Source: Wiktionary
Ku"du, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Koodoo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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